Facilities Manager

Cellular Origins; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 73,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

25 days holiday

Employer pension contribution of 10%

Private medical insurance for employee

Subsidised lunches

Enhanced family friendly leave

Life insurance worth 6x salary

Electric car leasing scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Season ticket loan

Job summary

Cellular Origins Ltd. is seeking a hands-on Facilities Manager to oversee day-to-day operations across two Cambridgeshire sites, including a new HQ project. You will manage safety, reliability, and environmental compliance while coordinating with engineers, scientists and external contractors.

The role offers ownership of facilities standards, budgets, and strategic improvements to sustain growth and ensure a safe, productive workplace for patients and staff.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Facilities Manager or in a similar facilities role.
• Strong practical understanding of health and safety, fire safety and building compliance.
• Experience working with external contractors and service providers, including holding them to account.
• Organisational and communication skills to manage competing priorities without losing detail.
• Experience in laboratory, technical or regulated environments would be beneficial, as would involvement in refurbishments, relocations or fit out projects.

Responsibilities

• Run facilities operations across two sites, including planned and reactive maintenance, cleaning, security, waste and general site services.
• Ensure facilities standards are consistent across both locations for a reliable experience.
• Own supplier and service contracts with focus on quality and accountability.
• Manage the facilities budget balancing cost discipline with safety and reliability.
• Support the transition to the new HQ with clear communication and smooth organisation.
• Take responsibility for health, safety and compliance in our buildings.

Skills

Facilities management

Health and safety

Building compliance

Contract management

Budget management

Stakeholder communication

Multisite operations

Job description

Company Description

Cell therapies are changing how we treat cancer and other serious diseases. At Cellular Origins, we are building the systems that make it possible to manufacture these therapies reliably and at scale. As Facilities Manager, you will make sure the environments our teams work in are safe, reliable and ready, so engineers and scientists can focus on the work that matters for patients.

Company Description

Cell therapies are changing how we treat cancer and other serious diseases. At Cellular Origins, we are building the systems that make it possible to manufacture these therapies reliably and at scale. As Facilities Manager, you will make sure the environments our teams work in are safe, reliable and ready, so engineers and scientists can focus on the work that matters for patients. This is a chance to take real ownership of how our spaces work every day. You will look after two sites in Cambridgeshire, including our new headquarters, and you will be trusted to shape how our facilities evolve as the company grows.

Job Description

This is a hands‑on role with responsibility for day-to-day facilities operations and longer‑term planning. You’ll manage facilities across two locations in Cambridgeshire, keeping standards consistent while we continue to grow and move into our new HQ. You will be joining at a point of transition. We are working to deliver a new headquarters building while running active R&D and manufacturing facilities. That brings variety, responsibility and the opportunity to influence how things are done, rather than simply maintaining a steady state. Your work will be visible and valued because it directly affects safety, productivity and momentum across the business.

What You’ll Do

You will spend most of your time on site, talking to people, spotting issues early and making practical improvements. You will also work closely with senior leaders, landlords and contractors, helping guide decisions about our estate so they stay aligned with how the business is growing.

You’ll Get To

• Run facilities operations across two sites, including planned and reactive maintenance, cleaning, security, waste and general site services.
• Make sure facilities standards are consistent across both locations so people have a reliable experience wherever they are working.
• Own supplier and service contracts, ensuring quality, value and clear accountability.
• Manage the facilities budget with care, balancing cost discipline with safety and reliability.
• Support colleagues through the transition so the move is well organised, well communicated and as smooth as possible.
• Take responsibility for health, safety and compliance in our buildings, ensuring they meet health and safety, fire and environmental requirements.
• Manage audits, inspections and risk assessments, and drive corrective actions through to completion where issues are identified.
• Act as the main point of contact for facilities‑related safety matters.
• Improve how our environments work over time, refining policies and procedures, strengthening sustainability and resilience, and supporting future changes to our sites.

About you

You will enjoy this role if you like being trusted to make things work and you are comfortable owning the details of how buildings run. You are happy managing more than one site and switching between forward planning and immediate problem solving. You communicate clearly, whether you are discussing a small issue with a lab user or updating senior leaders on progress with the new HQ. You are practical, proactive and solutions focused, and you prefer being on site, seeing issues first hand and working with people to resolve them.

You’ll Bring

• Experience as a Facilities Manager or in a similar facilities role.
• A strong practical understanding of health and safety, fire safety and building compliance.
• Experience working with external contractors and service providers, including holding them to account.
• Organisational and communication skills that help you manage competing priorities without losing detail.
• Experience in laboratory, technical or regulated environments would be beneficial, as would involvement in refurbishments, relocations or fit out projects. An interest in sustainability and energy management would be a bonus.
• You will thrive here if you like variety, enjoy being close to the work and want your decisions to have a clear, positive impact on the people around you.

Additional Information Cellular Origins is based at Melbourn Science Park, just 10 miles south of Cambridge. Our newly renovated premises offer modern office, laboratory and engineering spaces, surrounded by green spaces. We foster an entrepreneurial and collaborative culture, where ideas are encouraged, innovation thrives, and everyone has the freedom to do their best work.

Our employee benefits include:

• Annual bonus
• 25 days holiday
• Employer pension contribution of 10% of salary
• Private medical insurance for employees and dependants
• Subsidised lunches
• Enhanced family friendly leave
• Life insurance worth 6x salary
• Electric car leasing scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Season ticket loan